Record-cabinet.



A.- IVI. BREXENDORF.

RECORD CABINET.

APPuATloII FILED mn. M. |916. gmf, 1PM/@mad May 15; 1917.

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RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I4. I9I6.

Patented May 15, 1917. 6 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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RECORD CABINET.' APPLICATION FILED MAR. I4. 1916.' l

Patented May 15, 1917.

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ALEDER MAX BREXENDORF, OF CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

:Eamonn-CABINET.

a ing the disk records of talking machines and in which the records are held in a plurality of vertical series', the holder being mounted to turn on a vertical axis -to bring any particular series of records to the front l of the cabinet.

The general object of the invention is to provide a cabinet having a large holding capacity and in which provision is made for so holding the records as to permit of their removal with facility. l

More particular objects of the invention are toprovide an improved cabinet having shelves formed with cut-outs and having a staggered arrangement ofseparating strips whereby todispose successive records in a vertical series with edge portions positioned to be readily grasped at the cut-outs of the respective shelves; to provide a novel means for causing the opening of both cabinet doors by the opening of one of said doors; to provide a means whereby the records will be properly forced to position without injury should they be left protruding from the shelves; and to provide novel friction stops to arrest the turning movement of the revolving holder so that the holder may be readily stopped with the series of records presented at'th'e front of the cabinet.

The invention also has for an object to improve cabinets of the indicated class in various particulars as to strength and simplicity and whereby particular shelves-may be removed when desired, and other parts of the cabinet. removed for repair or renewal.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specication in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the vlews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view .of a record cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention; l Y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Vof the cabinet Patented May 15, 11917.

Application filled March 14, 1916. Serial No. 84,066.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vert-ical section;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the shelves;

Fig. 4a is an edge view of two shelves showing the same separated in the interest of clearness;

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of the cabinet taken on a horizontal line adjacent to the bottom or Hoor of the cabinet;

Fig. 6 is a detail in vertical section showing the means forA causing the cabinet doors to open in unison;

Fig. of the strips or cleats employed for removably retaining the shelves;

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section showing the said shelf-retaining cleat in connection with a fragment of the revolving holder;

7 is a fragmentary face view of one Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but I illustrating a. modiied means for securing the shelf-retaining cleat in position;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary horizontal section illustrated a the shelves;

. Fig. 11 is a fragmentary vertical section on the line 11L11, Fig. l0.

The cabinet -10 is preferably formed rectangular provided with a bottom 11, framed to the sides of the cabinet and to the posts 12 in a manner to permit the bottom t0 be removed when desired, for repairs. The numeral 13 indicates the top of the cabinet.

Within the cabinet 10 and mounted to revolve on a vertical axis, is a holder 14 which modified arrangement of 4includes a preferably hollow center post l5 through which extends a spindle 16 having a head 17 at the bottom, said spindle, in practice, being inserted through the bottom and upwardly through the holder 14, the upper end of the spindle turning in a bearing block 18 on the under side of the top 13. A block 19 on the holder 14 at the under side turns on a bearing plate 20 on the bottom 11 at the spindle 16, ball bearings 20 being preferably provided between said elements 19 and 20.

Besides the center post 15, sideposts 21 are provided on the holder 14, their` number being according to the number of verti-' cal series of'records A to be accommodated, there being four of such vertical series and therefore four of the posts 21, in the illus trated example. Between the respective posts` 15, 21, a Series of shelves 22 are provided, the shelves being formed as in Figs. 4 and 4a to present edge portions that tit the cabinet 10 and as grooves in the adjacent sides of the said posts 15 and 21. The shelves are separated 'out portion of the shelf and the record thus removed with facility. In practice, the strips 23 at the front ends thereof will bear numbers corresponding with the numbers of the record index for readily locating the particular records.

To permit the removal of the shelves when desired for repairs or renewal, cleats 25 are provided, said cleats being best shown in Figs. 7 and 8, in which it will be seen the cleat is hinged to a post 21 by hinges 26. To retain the cleat in position a bolt 27 is provided at the top and bottom of the cleat 25 and arranged to have vertical movement beneath a. keeper plate 28 and provided with a finger-piece 29, whereby the bolt may be slid vertically to release the Same from engagement with the top and bottom of the holder 14. A

In the form shown in Figs. 9 and A10, the shelf-retaining cleat 25a is fastened by screws 26a to the side posts 21, i

In the form of holder shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the shelves 22L of the holder 14a, cor-l responding essentially in shape with the shelves 22, are inclined so as to dip toward the center post 15, whereas in the form shownA in Figs. zontal. In both cases the adjacent sides of the center post 15 or 15 limit the inward movement of the records A.

I provide swing doors seen in Figs. 5 and 6, means is provided whereby the swinging of one door by grasping the lmob 31 thereof,

' both doors. The means will serve to swing A comprises links 32 pivotally connected at their outer ends to brackets 33 on the doors 30 near the bottom, the inner ends of the said links 32 being pivotally connected, as at 34, which pivot extends into a slot 35 in a metal strip 35, which is suitably fastened to the upper surface of the bottom 11 of the cabinet. At the inner sides near the opposed edges of the doors felt strips 36 are secured to contact with a record A should the latter be left slightly protruding whereby to press the said record properly into place on its shelf. To further insure that any protruding record will be gently moved into proper position on its shelf, I rovide vertical rods 37 which, in practice, will have a soft surfac- 1 to 3, the shelves are hori-A 30 on the front of.

ing material and which will engage any protruding records as the holder 14 is turned.

To retard the turning movement of the holder 14 on its. spindle tion stops 38 consisting of balls supported on springs 39 in pockets 4() formed in the bottom 11 of the cabinet, the said balls yieldingly engaging against wear plates 41 on blocks 42, secured to the under side of the holder 14. Thus, the holder will have a tendency to stop at the open front of the cabinet and will not have a tendency to swing a particular series of records A past the front opening. The arrangement in the holder 14 of the side posts approximately triangular in cross `section provides for grooves at the two side faces of each post to receive the adjacent series of shelves, while the corners or angles formed by the said side faces and the outer face, provide for the employment of the cleats 25 in a manner to constitute in effect, removable corner members of the posts as distinguished from additional cleats `and 16, I provide fric-' thus the character of the cleats in retaining the shelves, and themselves being detachable Vfor the removal of the fshelves, is not obvious in the general finished appearance of the holder.

Itis to be understood thatthe shelves may be of any suitable of metal shelves, they will have suitable so ft covering to prevent scratching of the disks.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A record cabinet including a record holder mounted to turn on a vertical aXis, a

series of shelves lon said holder, said shelves having cut-outs at opposite sides at the front of each shelf, and staggered spacing members between said shelves at the side edges thereof to position the records with edge portions alternately disposed at the respective cut-outs of the shelves.

2. A record cabinet including a vertical series of shelves and xed posite side edges thereof, thereby presenting between the shelves overlapping record-receiving spaces within the cabinet between the respective members and the opposite wall of the cabinet into and out of which spaces the records are movable between the said spacing members and the said opposite walls.

In testimony whereof I have signed my material and, in the case 1members mter- I posed between the shelves, alternately at op- 

